block off

verb

To obstruct.

“I'll need to block off a couple of weeks to refurnish my house.”

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Meanings

verbblock off (third-person singular simple present blocks off, present participle blocking off, simple past and past participle blocked off)

present singular third person blocks off · participle present blocking off · participle past blocked off · past blocked off

  1. transitiveTo obstruct.

    The lorry is blocking off the road, so traffic has come to a standstill.

  2. To book, set aside (an unbroken period of time to do an activity).

    I'll need to block off a couple of weeks to refurnish my house.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbobstruct access to

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blockade
Broader
obstructobturateimpede

verbrender unsuitable for passage

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barricadeblockblockadestopblock upbarobstruct
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obstructobturateimpede

verbblock off the passage through

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shut offclose off
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barricadeblockblockade
Also see
barbarricadeblockblockadeblock upclose offsealshut offstop

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

block off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20off

MLA

“block off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “block off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20off.

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